Information about #F42D2A color

#F42D2A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F42D2A falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(244, 45, 42) — 95.7% red, 17.6% green, 16.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 78 / 79 / 4. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid earthy red, #F42D2A sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Light Brilliant Red (#FE2E2E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Burger King Red (#EC242D) and Vibrant Red (#FF272A).

The recipe behind #F42D2A is rgb(244, 45, 42), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. No one has named #F42D2A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#F42D2A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F42D2A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F42D2A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6C0705

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Black

#000000

#F42D2A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F42D2A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#F42D2A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#2AF42D
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#2D2AF4
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#922AF4
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Nearest named colors to #F42D2A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Brilliant Red color link
Light Brilliant Red

#FE2E2E

Burger King Red color link
Burger King Red

#EC242D

Vibrant Red color link
Vibrant Red

#FF272A

Deep Carmine Pink color link
Deep Carmine Pink

#EF3038

Sprint Red color link
Sprint Red

#EC2131

Imperial Red color link
Imperial Red

#ED2939

Madder Lake Deep color link
Madder Lake Deep

#E32E30

Permanent Geranium Lake color link
Permanent Geranium Lake

#E12C2C

Trubridge Red color link
Trubridge Red

#ED3C34

Vivaldi Red color link
Vivaldi Red

#EF3939

Red-Orange color link
Red-Orange

#E32224

Opera Red color link
Opera Red

#FF1B2D

#F42D2A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F42D2A
  • RGB244, 45, 42
  • CMYK0, 78, 79, 4
  • CSSrgb(244, 45, 42)
  • HSL1°, 90%, 56%
  • HSL Precise0.891°, 90.179%, 56.078%
  • HSV1°, 83%, 96%
  • HSB1°, 83%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.957
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.957, 0.176, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.957, 0.176, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.957, 0.176, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB95.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDF42D2A
  • DECIMAL ID16002346
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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